JackMy heart was racing immediately after we stepped out of the room. If any doctor stopped us from asking me questions right now, my attempts to leave would be over before it even started.Still, I kept my head down and continued pushing the stretcher slowly until we were out of the hospital.Sheila and I were supposed to meet at the safe house and so without wasting time, I entered my car and drove there.It didn’t take long for me to get there. I was still in the car a few minutes later when my phone blared suddenly.I didn’t need to look at the screen to know who it was. By now she must have been back from the drug room and realized that Luke and I were already gone.I decided to ignore the call, but Anna was persistent. As soon as my phone stopped ringing, she followed through with another call, forcing me to put my phone in DND. I knew she would be pissed, but it would be easier to apologize later.Drawing a deep breath, I peered through the black tints of my car, at the conven
JackLuke’s face was filled with horror the moment he heard my statement. “Wh-what do you mean you found them?” He asked, his voice trembling.“Mr. Johnson, I’m a man who has lots of ways and resources to find people. Certainly you didn’t think that I wouldn’t find them, did you? Now that you’re caught up, I think it’s time you and I reach some kind of agreement, and I will suggest you stop trying to find ways out of it. No one is coming to save you.” I said with a darkened expression and marched towards Luke with the syringe.“Hey… hey! What are you doing? Stop! Stop!! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know, just don’t use that thing on me.” He cried desperately and I stopped just a few inches away from him.I was never going to use this syringe on him until I got what I was after, the whole point of this was to scare him enough to agree to work with me, and seeing as he was about to piss his pants, it seemed my plan had worked.“It’s not what I need you to tell me, Mr. Johnson, it
SheilaMy mind was filled with so much confusion when Blake showed me that picture of George and Edgar standing with someone he claimed to be a third member of their association.However, what troubled me a lot more was the fact that the man looked a lot like Anna’s boyfriend Mark. I couldn’t fathom or even want to believe that he was working with Edgar all this time to try and steal Anna’s wealth and position. It didn’t make any sense.My mind was still perplexed until Blake mentioned that George and Edgar were planning to kill him in a car explosion and make it look like an accident.It was at that moment, that my doubts began to surface. Even if Mark chose to betray Anna by working with George and Edgar, it was hard to imagine that he would choose to work with people whom he knew would only turn against him in the end. Something was amiss. However, there was no time to investigate this and find the truth, so I quickly took a picture and left after I got Jack’s call that he was read
AnnaI returned to the ward in a hurry after I found the vial Jack sent me to find, only to be met with an empty ward.Perplexed, I quickly pulled out my phone and dialed Jack’s number. The line rang for a while and then ended with no answer.Immediately my mind ran wild with thoughts, but nothing I imagined at that moment, added up. I hastened towards the receptionist to ask if they had seen any of them, but just before I got there, my phone suddenly rang. I quickly retrieved it and answered when I saw that it was Jack calling.“Jack, where are you?” I asked, sounding worried.“I’m sorry Anna,” he started and got me even more worried.“Where are you? What about Luke?” I asked, fearing the worst, and immediately felt disappointed with myself for thinking that he might have killed Luke.“We didn’t want to get you involved because it’s not safe, but Sheila found him. She found George. We know where he’s going to be next, and we’re on our way there. Luke is with us. Just stay low, I’ll g
Anna“My dad?” I asked my eyes wide and ringing in surprise. “Yes, Anna. That’s your father in that picture. I think all of this started with him.”There was a long moment of silence between us. Chloe’s words churned my stomach as I gazed at the picture. I’d spent my entire life not knowing what my father looked like, so even when I saw him in that picture, I wasn’t still convinced that he was the one. He looked almost nothing like I imagined. Nothing like me.The man in the picture had a long thick beard with a dark tan, tall where I was short, and black hair where mine was brown. “I don’t believe you,” I said, stifling the tears in my eyes as I forced myself up from the bed.I took a step and staggered, almost falling, but Chloe swiftly caught me before I lost my balance.“I know this must all be too much for you, but it’s the truth. That man in that picture is your father, John Brookes. I’ve been following and researching your family for a long time, Anna, and I’ve found some thi
Anna“Hiding you?” I asked in confusion, placing my hand on my hips, and staring at her directly in the eyes.“Why would he be hiding you?” Chloe hesitated further, unable to maintain eye contact with me, which only made me more curious about what she had to say.“Answer the question, Chloe!” I shouted impatiently, my mind filled with many thoughts.Slowly, she turned her gaze towards me and without saying a word, walked back to the bed, sat, and then beckoned for me to join her. I could see that whatever she was about to say weighed as heavily on her as my curiosity was.Suddenly, a smile slowly parted her lips as she shifted her gaze to me, “There’s something I’ve never told anyone about me. My real name is Chloe Dematrov Linguini. David Linguini is my father. I’m your sister, Anna.”I was frozen in shock. Chloe’s words took me by surprise.‘My sister?’ The words replayed in my mind, casting the same amount of shock and disbelief as the moment she uttered them.“No. No, you can’t b
Chloe“We’re in a lot of danger, Anna,” I repeated and Anna cut in sharply,“I already know about Edgar and his people and I’ve got that handled already.” Anna’s brows slightly frowned. She seemed just like him right now. I didn’t remember much about our father, except for the fact that he left us while I was still very young and never came back, but I remembered how he looked when he was always angry. He’d try so hard to keep it together for me and my mom, but something would always end up pushing him to his limits. I feared that I would catch that same anger from him, but I never did. Seeing it from now on Anna, just affirmed everything I already knew. She was his daughter, my sister.“Now if you’ll excuse me, I don’t think I want to hear anything else you have to say.” She added and brushed past me. I turned hurriedly and grabbed her hand, “I know how you feel, he left me too.” I uttered softly. In a way, I could relate to everything Anna was going through right now.I’d spent t
SheilaAs soon as we landed in Brigdon, I could already tell why Anna never talked about her hometown. There was nothing to talk about. Brigdon was one of those cities where nothing good seemed like it could come out.“So this is it.” Jack’s voice sounded behind me, as he dragged Luke along.My heart pounded in my chest as we arrived at the airport. Luke had led us here and I still couldn’t trust him, but right now, it seemed like I had no choice. Edgar and George were planning something dangerous, and if I wanted to keep Anna safe and get my revenge for what they did to Lydia, I had to push all my fears aside.I glanced at Jack and strangely, he looked more calm than I thought he’d be. He was the one who suffered more in all this. From being raised by a cruel man to being a monster, and taking his anger and pain out on a bunch of people who didn’t deserve it. I’d imagined, being here, so close to finishing this once and for all, his emotions would be a stream of chaos.“This is it,”